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CONFIDENTIAL

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OF OUR POSITION ON ADMINISTRATION (OTTAWA TEL NO 529) AND

VICE FOREIGN MINISTER QIAN QICHEN'S REMARKS LAST WEEK IN TOKYO (WHEN HE SPOKE TO JAPANESE JOURNALISTS IN TERMS SIMILAR

TO THOSE HU HAD USEDON 15 AUGUST, ADDING THAT HE HOPED THE TALKS WOULD BE COMPLTED WITHIN A YEAR) ARE AMPLE EVIDENCE OF THIS.

CLARK

FUTURE OF HONG KONG

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COPIES TO

SIR IAN SINCLAIR LEGAL ADVISER

MR BURROWS

HD/HKD

HD/FED

MR ROBERTS

HD/PLANNING STAFF

MR MARTIN

HD/PUSD

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

MR FLOWER

PS/MR LUCE

MR COLES

PS/PUS

SIR J BULLARD

MR GIFFARD

MR DONALD

MR WRIGHT

LEGAL ADVISER

NEWS D

SIR A PARSONS

MR WALKER

ASSESSMENTS STAFF

CABINET OFFICE

PUSD

NO 10 DOWNING STREET

NO 10 DOWNING STREET

RESEARCH D OAB 2/82

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